Amos 8:12
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.Amos 8:12 in the real world
Who
In what words
- שׁוּטshûwṭproperly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to
- נוּעַnûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- מִזְרָחmizrâchsunrise, i.e. the east
- צָפוֹןtsâphôwnproperly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- יָםyâma sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article),
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 11:7–10, 2Ti 3:6–7, Mat 12:30, Pro 14:6, Mat 24:23–26, Dan 12:4, Rom 9:31–33